The jihad in the Philippines rages on. Worse, Muslim supremacism and deadly jihad
are rewarded. The modern day manifestation of the caliphate, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has been
granted “observer status” in the talks between the Philippine
government and the jihadist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Muslim terrorists slaughter and the OIC "mediates."

It would be comical if it weren't so deadly. The Philippines (a former American protectorate and 95% Catholic
country) has had to give up territory and "share wealth" with these
jihadi rebels.

MANILA, Philippines: More than 100 breakaway Muslim
militants launched attacks against army troops in the southern
Philippines, sparking clashes that killed five soldiers and at least
seven insurgents in an apparent attempt to spoil peace talks between the
government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the military
said on Sunday.

The daylong clashes involving the hardline Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters erupted on Saturday in the marshy hinterlands of Datu Piang
town in Maguindanao province and in villages of nearby North Cotabato
province, said regional army spokesman Captain Anthony Bulao. Army
forces were firing artillery rounds against the rebels Sunday in a
mountain encampment, he said.

The Muslim militants involved in the fighting broke off from the
largest Muslim rebel group in the country, the 11,000-strong Moro
Islamic Liberation Front, two years ago. The rebel faction, led by
commander Ameril Umbra Kato, has rejected the talks between the main
rebel group and the government, saying they have gone nowhere, and has
vowed to continue a rebellion for a separate Muslim homeland in the
southern Philippines.

Despite the rebel infighting, the peace talks have progressed in
recent years and were scheduled to resume Monday in Malaysia to try to
iron out differences in a wealth-sharing pact that would be a pillar of
an emerging Muslim autonomy deal.

"There have been reports that they wanted to commit atrocities to
sabotage the talks," Bulao said of the breakaway militants. "They're one
of the spoilers of the peace talks."

Suspected fighters of the rebel faction detonated a powerful bomb on a
roadside as an army truck drove by in Datu Piang, killing an army
lieutenant and two soldiers and setting off a gunbattle, military
officials said. The attackers later withdrew and were being pursued by
reinforcement troops.

Another group of rebels, waiting in ambush behind coconut trees on
the coast, opened fire on about 30 army troops aboard three approaching
motor boats, killing two soldiers and sparking a gunfight in the nearby
village of Paidu Pulangi in Pikit town in North Cotabato province.

At least seven rebels were killed and seven others were wounded, Bulao said, citing reports from the army troops.

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Jihad in the Philippines: 12 killed as Muslims launch attacks against army troops

The jihad in the Philippines rages on. Worse, Muslim supremacism and deadly jihad
are rewarded. The modern day manifestation of the caliphate, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has been
granted “observer status” in the talks between the Philippine
government and the jihadist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Muslim terrorists slaughter and the OIC "mediates."

It would be comical if it weren't so deadly. The Philippines (a former American protectorate and 95% Catholic
country) has had to give up territory and "share wealth" with these
jihadi rebels.

MANILA, Philippines: More than 100 breakaway Muslim
militants launched attacks against army troops in the southern
Philippines, sparking clashes that killed five soldiers and at least
seven insurgents in an apparent attempt to spoil peace talks between the
government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the military
said on Sunday.

The daylong clashes involving the hardline Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters erupted on Saturday in the marshy hinterlands of Datu Piang
town in Maguindanao province and in villages of nearby North Cotabato
province, said regional army spokesman Captain Anthony Bulao. Army
forces were firing artillery rounds against the rebels Sunday in a
mountain encampment, he said.

The Muslim militants involved in the fighting broke off from the
largest Muslim rebel group in the country, the 11,000-strong Moro
Islamic Liberation Front, two years ago. The rebel faction, led by
commander Ameril Umbra Kato, has rejected the talks between the main
rebel group and the government, saying they have gone nowhere, and has
vowed to continue a rebellion for a separate Muslim homeland in the
southern Philippines.